Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association

The Florida Interscholastic Athletics Association was, during segregation, the organization of the athletic programs black high schools in Florida. It divided schools into classes to match teams from similar schools, and set up game schedules.[1] It existed from 1932 — earlier than that there were too few black high schools — to 1968, when Florida schools integrated.[2]

Member schools included:

* Bates Avenue, Eustis[3]
* Belleview Senior High, Belleview
* Blanche Ely High School, Pompano Beach
* Booker T. Washington High School, Inverness
* Booker T. Washington High School, Miami
* Booker T. Washington High School, Pensacola
* Campbell Street High School, Daytona Beach[4]
* Carver High School, Miami[5]
* Carver Heights High School, Leesburg[6]
* Carver-Hill School, Crestview
* Chamberlain High School, Tampa
* Crispus Attucks High School, Hollywood
* Dillard High School, Ft. Lauderdale
* Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg
* Matthew Gilbert High School, Jacksonville[7]
* Howard High School, Ocala
* Howard High School, Orlando
* Jones High School, Orlando
* Middleton High School, Tampa
* Kennedy High School, Riviera Beach
* Lake County Training School, Lake County
* Lincoln Park High School, Clermont
* Lincoln High School, Tallahassee
* Mays High School, Miami[8]
* Murry High School, St. Augustine
* Northwestern High School, Miami[9]
* William M. Raines High School ,Jacksonville [10]
* Rochelle High School, Lakeland[11]
* Roosevelt High School, West Palm Beach
* Shadeville High School, Crawfordville
* Tivoli High School, DeFuniak Springs[12]
* Union Academy, Bartow[13]

## References

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1. ^ "Grid Championship". Tampa Bay Times. September 12, 1951. p. 6\. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
2. ^ "Florida Interscholastic Athletics Association Gathers". Orlando Sentinel. September 13, 1965. p. 8 (Negro edition). Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2020-05-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ Fidel, Gary (20 June 2009). Daytona Massacre: A Play and Stories. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781462805044. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
5. ^ "FHSAA.org | FHSAA announces coaching staff for All-Century football team". Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
6. ^ Fahs, Glorianne Seymour; Grenier, Bob (2013). Leesburg. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738590790. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
7. ^ "FHSAA.org | FHSAA announces top teams by decade; names '96 Union County squad small school team of the century". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
8. ^ "FHSAA.org | FHSAA announces coaching staff for All-Century football team". Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2020-05-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. ^ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Raines_High_School Archived 2021-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Jacksonville
11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2020-05-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. ^ "FHSAA.org | Willie "Boogie" Hall". Archived from the original on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
13. ^ Boetel, Ray (November 3, 1992). "Races Against Time Football's Black and White a Pretty 25th Anniversary Picture". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-03.

## Further reading

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* Neyland, Leedell W.; Estaras, Matthew H.; Alexander, Wilts C. (1982). The history of the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association, 1932-1968. Tallahassee: Leedella Educational and Consultant Service : Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association. OCLC 47636110.
* Niebuhr, Keith (April 24, 2001). "Gone but not forgotten". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 1C, 6C.